In a post-apocalyptic world, a world destroyed by our running out of gas, a group of survivors take in an injured woman after finding her boyfriend murdered. Soon after, a gang of murderous cannibals attack their hospital seeking a new food source.
With what is probably the best cast of either years of the After Dark Horrorfest, Tooth & Nail stars Rider Strong, Robert Carradine, Michael Madsen, Michael Kelly, Rachel Miner, and Vinnie Jones. The story isn't anything special: A group of survivors in a post-apocalyptic world fight for their lives against a gang of murderous cannibals. Been done. A lot. But, hey, it's a good concept that, if properly executed, can make for a hell of a film. And Mark Young doesn't do too bad with the execution. He converts my home state of Pennsylvania into a convincing apocalyptic landscape. . . doesn't say much about my home state, eh? Though his direction was apt, the writing left a lot to be desired. Funny, yes, that they used car names for the characters in a movie about the world's oil running out. . . but, that's about where the good writing ended. The dialogue didn't work well with the characters, nor did it fit many of the incredible circumstances. It wasn't bad writing, really, just wasn't very good. Many of the actors (including the 'bigger' names) seemed to lack proper timing, especially Rider Strong whom I usually trust to deliver at least an appropriate performance. The timing with his dialogue was way off at times and would throw off the scene quite a bit. Michael Madsen and Vinnie Jones, two of the biggest badasses in the business, were great even though Vinnie was DRASTICALLY underused. Beyond the acting, there was plenty of bad: the pacing is not the best and I occasionally became bored with it; the characters often made extremely idiotic decisions (let me throw down my bow & arrow and fight this 6'5", 300 lb. viking barehanded!); the so-called resourceful group of survivors weren't really very resourceful at all (let us only rely on the pre-made weapons and not try to do anything creative. . . like using some rubbing alcohol to make Molotov cocktails or something). I did, however, like the heroine's resourcefulness at the end. But the 'final shot' seemed very. . . cheap haunted house to me, if that makes sense. Coming together, the film is pretty much entirely mediocre. As an After Dark Horrorfest film, yes, it's one of the higher end ones. . . but, in the end, it's nothing really special.
Final verdict: 5.5/10. Worth one watch, but not much else.
With what is probably the best cast of either years of the After Dark Horrorfest, Tooth & Nail stars Rider Strong, Robert Carradine, Michael Madsen, Michael Kelly, Rachel Miner, and Vinnie Jones. The story isn't anything special: A group of survivors in a post-apocalyptic world fight for their lives against a gang of murderous cannibals. Been done. A lot. But, hey, it's a good concept that, if properly executed, can make for a hell of a film. And Mark Young doesn't do too bad with the execution. He converts my home state of Pennsylvania into a convincing apocalyptic landscape. . . doesn't say much about my home state, eh? Though his direction was apt, the writing left a lot to be desired. Funny, yes, that they used car names for the characters in a movie about the world's oil running out. . . but, that's about where the good writing ended. The dialogue didn't work well with the characters, nor did it fit many of the incredible circumstances. It wasn't bad writing, really, just wasn't very good. Many of the actors (including the 'bigger' names) seemed to lack proper timing, especially Rider Strong whom I usually trust to deliver at least an appropriate performance. The timing with his dialogue was way off at times and would throw off the scene quite a bit. Michael Madsen and Vinnie Jones, two of the biggest badasses in the business, were great even though Vinnie was DRASTICALLY underused. Beyond the acting, there was plenty of bad: the pacing is not the best and I occasionally became bored with it; the characters often made extremely idiotic decisions (let me throw down my bow & arrow and fight this 6'5", 300 lb. viking barehanded!); the so-called resourceful group of survivors weren't really very resourceful at all (let us only rely on the pre-made weapons and not try to do anything creative. . . like using some rubbing alcohol to make Molotov cocktails or something). I did, however, like the heroine's resourcefulness at the end. But the 'final shot' seemed very. . . cheap haunted house to me, if that makes sense. Coming together, the film is pretty much entirely mediocre. As an After Dark Horrorfest film, yes, it's one of the higher end ones. . . but, in the end, it's nothing really special.
Final verdict: 5.5/10. Worth one watch, but not much else.